Abstract
The objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental impact of a brick factory complex in the west part of AL-Diwaneyah City. In the study, the site characteristics of the brick factories and compares them with the locational determinants in the Iraqi environmental laws were assessed. The Arc.GIS software has been used to process the spatial data and displays. The spatial analysis shows that the current site of brick factories does not conform to the current laws and regulations of Iraq. So, it eventually will create environmental problems for the city's expansion or factory development. Furthermore, air quality in the west of the city has been measured in some monitoring sites along the direction of the wind, close to the brick factories. The gas concentration measurement has continued for 12 days and 24 hours per day in the monitoring sites.SO2, NO2, CO, and NMHC were measured which showed that the maximum values of SO2, NO2, and NMHC were higher than the Iraqi standard while the CO value was very low.
